{"id":9208,"date":"2021-09-15T10:05:14","date_gmt":"2021-09-15T10:05:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/?page_id=9208"},"modified":"2026-03-25T10:33:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T10:33:32","slug":"amazon","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/en\/amazon\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazon"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pl-9208\"  class=\"panel-layout\" ><div id=\"pg-9208-0\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-9208-0\" ><div id=\"pgc-9208-0-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-9208-0-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"0\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Donate trees and save the Amazon!<\/h1>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">Support the livelihood of the Shua Indians and their work to expand and preserve the original rainforest in the Amazon, Ecuador.<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-9208-1\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-9208-1\" ><div id=\"pgc-9208-1-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-9208-1-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"1\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Read the newsletter about the Balsaskov project, May 2023 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/Wawazonia-Newsletter-maj-2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-9208-2\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-9208-2\" ><div id=\"pgc-9208-2-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-9208-2-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"2\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h3><\/h3>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Your options<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-9208-3\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-9208-3\" ><div id=\"pgc-9208-3-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-9208-3-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"3\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><strong>Climate Forestry: Balsa trees with CO2 calculation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Balsa trees in the Amazon are fast growing and absorb up to 3 times more CO2 than an average Danish forest.<\/p>\n<p>Companies can get a calculation of CO2 absorbed over a 5-year period for donated Balsa trees to the Amazon in Ecuador:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>After 5 years, 1 balsa tree has absorbed a total of 80 kg of CO2<\/li>\n<li>1 hectare with 2,500 balsa trees absorbs 200,000 kg of CO2 (200 tons) over 5 years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2,500 donated trees are helping to protect 3 hectares of primary rainforest. A company will have it added to their certificate if it reaches the 2,500 donated trees over time.<\/p>\n<p>The company receives a certificate showing the amount of CO2 absorbed for their donated trees - see example <a href=\"https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Certificate-Ecuador-CO2-3-ha-ex.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Price per tree: DKK 24 \/ 3.25\u20ac<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-9208-3-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-9208-3-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"4\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><strong>Mixed Forestry: a mix of native timber species and balsa trees<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>From the autumn of 2024, a mixture of fast-growing balsa trees and native tree species will be planted to promote biodiversity.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>2,500 trees are planted per hectare<\/li>\n<li>Balsa provides short-term benefits, while the timber species take over for long-term sustainability.<\/li>\n<li>All species are native and many are locally endangered. Planting these endangered species densely helps prevent their felling in pristine forests.<\/li>\n<li>Additionally, this model absorbs 25-30 tons of CO2 per hectare.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>2,500 donated trees are helping to protect 1 hectare of primary rainforest. A company will have it added to their certificate if it reaches the 2,500 donated trees over time.<\/p>\n<p>See an example of the Mixed Forestry Certificate <a href=\"https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Certificate-Ecuador-Mixed-Forestry-1-ha-ex.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Price per tree: DKK 16 \/ 2.15\u20ac<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-9208-4\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-9208-4-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-9208-4-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"5\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><strong><br \/>\nPicture 4: Our partner responsible for the Ecuadorian project S\u00f8ren Hoff Br\u00f8ndum, next to a Balsa tree 6 - 7 months old.<br \/>\nPicture 5: Balsa tree about 4 years old, 16 - 22 meters high<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-9208-5\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-9208-5-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-9208-5-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"6\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/E2-300x300.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-8803  attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/E2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/E2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/E2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/E2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/E2-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/E2-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-9208-5-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-9208-5-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"7\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Ecuador-trae-baad-300x300.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-9085  attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Ecuador-trae-baad-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Ecuador-trae-baad-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Ecuador-trae-baad-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/Ecuador-trae-baad.jpg 779w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-9208-5-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-9208-5-2-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"8\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/E5-300x300.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-8807  attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/E5-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/E5-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/E5-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/E5-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/E5-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/E5-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-9208-5-3\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-9208-5-3-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"9\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/E1-300x300.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-8801  attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/E1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/E1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/E1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/E1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/E1.jpg 1167w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-9208-5-4\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-9208-5-4-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"10\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Ecuador-raekke-2025-300x300.jpeg\" class=\"image wp-image-29369  attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Ecuador-raekke-2025-300x300.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Ecuador-raekke-2025-1024x1024.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Ecuador-raekke-2025-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Ecuador-raekke-2025-768x768.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Ecuador-raekke-2025-1536x1536.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Ecuador-raekke-2025-2048x2048.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-9208-6\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-9208-6\" ><div id=\"pgc-9208-6-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-9208-6-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"11\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><strong>Background<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The COVID-19 pandemic in Ecuador and the Amazon has struck the Indigenous people hard. In addition to the health consequences, the fragile markets of which the Indigenous peoples are a part have collapsed due to the pandemic. The ecotourism industry, which until the pandemic played a central role in many Amazonian villages, has collapsed and the sales of traditional goods have been extremely limited. The limited economic opportunities put the Indigenous peoples in a desperate situation in order to raise funds for health, education and basic food items.<\/p>\n<p>In the Ecuadorian Amazon, this has left the Shuar with little to no economic activities, and there is an imminent danger that illegal logging or hunting could become the only means of making a living.<\/p>\n<p>Latest video from S\u00f8rens visit in Ecuador, February 2024:<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 660px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-9208-1\" width=\"660\" height=\"371\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Wawazonia-2024.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Wawazonia-2024.mp4\">https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/Wawazonia-2024.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-9208-6-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-9208-6-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"12\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><strong>Purpose of the project<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The purpose of Project Wawazonia is to generate income among the villagers of the native Shuar communities through investment in the sustainable production of balsa wood (called Wawa in Shuar). The establishment and management of the new balsa forests will provide employment and enable the Shuar to say no to pressure from illegal loggers. By producing the balsa in plantations, on previous farmland, the demand for wood is concentrated on a smaller area, creating a buffer for the undisturbed primary forest and eliminating the need for cutting balsa there. This benefits the rainforest which covers 7% of the earth's surface and contains over 60% of the world's biodiversity.<\/p>\n<p>The project will also launch a Shuar led Climate Fund that will invest in sustainable economic activities in the villages, such as tourism, craft production, fish farming and the like.<\/p>\n<p>See the villages in Google Maps:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/1%C2%B047'04.0%22S+77%C2%B050'06.7%22W\/@-1.6567623,-78.0227756,11z\/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0xbe71fc711856f3c0!8m2!3d-1.78444!4d-77.8352\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arutam<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/1%C2%B050'40.2%22S+77%C2%B051'03.7%22W\/@-1.7944737,-77.9324894,11.74z\/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x3fff1d4d3232e3ef!8m2!3d-1.8445!4d-77.85104\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Musap<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/1%C2%B044'12.1%22S+77%C2%B047'33.3%22W\/@-1.7272479,-77.9819662,11.74z\/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0x60e18b04954fb50d!8m2!3d-1.73669!4d-77.79257\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Chinimptuna<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/1%C2%B046'15.5%22S+77%C2%B050'18.2%22W\/@-1.7761034,-77.8540053,13z\/data=!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d-1.7709722!4d-77.8383889?entry=ttu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kaapar<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/1%C2%B043'58.4%22S+77%C2%B045'42.3%22W\/@-1.7380372,-77.8249002,12.25z\/data=!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d-1.7328834!4d-77.7617441?entry=ttu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sumac Pakcha<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/1%C2%B049'12.9%22S+77%C2%B047'03.7%22W\/@-1.8093189,-77.8422877,12.25z\/data=!4m4!3m3!8m2!3d-1.820237!4d-77.784371?entry=ttu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Irshim<\/a> - see a map over the area of 5,3 acres <a href=\"https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/Irshim-kort.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>See a map of them and new villages ready to plant balsa trees <a href=\"https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/Ecuador-map-nye-landsbyer.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Watch a drone video of Balsaforest 6 months after it is plantet <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=g_gUy11chgQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Watch a Shua Indian talk about how donations make a difference <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=WUK7HTfmAek\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<p>See the brochure about the Balsa forest project <a href=\"https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Wawazonia_English_Version_2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-9208-7\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-9208-7\" ><div id=\"pgc-9208-7-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-9208-7-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"13\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-9208-8\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-9208-8-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-9208-8-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"14\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"265\" height=\"265\" src=\"https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Ecu1.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-19557  attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Ecu1.jpg 265w, https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Ecu1-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 265px) 100vw, 265px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-9208-8-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-9208-8-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"15\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/3-300x300.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-23779  attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/3-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/3-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/3-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/3.jpg 780w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-9208-8-2\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-9208-8-2-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"16\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1-300x300.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-23775  attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/1-2048x2048.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-9208-8-3\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-9208-8-3-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_media_image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"17\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2-300x300.jpg\" class=\"image wp-image-23777  attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%; height: auto;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/11\/2.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-9208-9\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-9208-9\" ><div id=\"pgc-9208-9-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-9208-9-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"18\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><strong>Expected result:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>To establish 200 hectares in six different indigenous Shuar communities.<\/li>\n<li>Create jobs related to the production and management of balsa plantations.<\/li>\n<li>Market and sell sustainable balsa timber from the plantations no later than 5 years after establishment, combined with skills and general education level about sustainable forest management.<\/li>\n<li>Carbon capture through plantation establishment as well as carbon emissions displacement effect by use of balsa wood products. One hectare of balsa forest captures 30 tons of carbon per hectare per year, which can be purchased by companies.<\/li>\n<li>Establish a Shuar led climate fund. The fund will receive DKK 1 per tree planted and 5 percent of the profit from the sale of balsa wood. The fund will support sustainable development in the communities, such as ecotourism, women's group activities, craft production and the development and sale of traditional medicine, etc.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pgc-9208-9-1\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-9208-9-1-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"19\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<p><strong>About Balsa<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In the Shuar language, the balsa tree is named Wawa. It grows naturally in the rainforest of Ecuador. In Spanish, balsa means raft. It is a lightweight timber and floats easily. Due to its lightness and strength, balsa is used for a wide range of products: wind turbines (blades), planes, ships, cars, pencils, model aircraft and fishing tackle, etc.<\/p>\n<p>Scientific name:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Ochroma pyramidale<br \/>\nDensity:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 150 kg. per m3<br \/>\nHeight growth:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 16-22 meters in 4 years<br \/>\nDiameter growth:\u00a0 \u00a025-40 cm after 4 years<br \/>\nVolume growth:\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 150-200 m3 per hectare per year (marketable quantity)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-9208-10\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-no-style\" ><div id=\"pgc-9208-10-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-9208-10-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-editor panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"20\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-editor so-widget-sow-editor-base\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"siteorigin-widget-tinymce textwidget\">\n\t<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>\"Together we can preserve the forest, <\/em><br \/>\n<em>securing this immense treasure for the future of our children.\" <\/em><\/h3>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: right;\">\u2014 Chico Mendes<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div id=\"pg-9208-11\"  class=\"panel-grid panel-has-style\" ><div class=\"siteorigin-panels-stretch panel-row-style panel-row-style-for-9208-11\" data-stretch-type=\"full-width-stretch\" ><div id=\"pgc-9208-11-0\"  class=\"panel-grid-cell\" ><div id=\"panel-9208-11-0-0\" class=\"so-panel widget widget_sow-image panel-first-child panel-last-child\" data-index=\"21\" ><div\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tclass=\"so-widget-sow-image so-widget-sow-image-default-c67d20f9f743-9208\"\n\t\t\t\n\t\t>\n<div class=\"sow-image-container\">\n\t\t<img \n\tsrc=\"https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/EOe.jpg\" width=\"1826\" height=\"523\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/EOe.jpg 1826w, https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/EOe-300x86.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/EOe-1024x293.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/EOe-768x220.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.growingtrees.dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/EOe-1536x440.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1826px) 100vw, 1826px\" alt=\"\" \t\tclass=\"so-widget-image\"\/>\n\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Donate trees and save the Amazon! 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